Atmakaraka & Darakaraka Calculator
Your soul-significator and spouse-significator planets.
Atmakaraka and Darakaraka come from Jaimini astrology's Char Karaka system, which ranks the seven classical planets by their degree within their own sign to find the one that represents your soul's deepest drive (Atmakaraka) and the one that represents what you seek in a partner (Darakaraka). Enter your birth details to find both for your chart.
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How the karakas are ranked
Jaimini's Char Karaka scheme takes the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn and ranks all seven by how many degrees each has travelled within its own zodiac sign, from 0° to 30° — regardless of which sign each planet is actually in. The planet with the highest degree becomes the Atmakaraka; the one with the lowest degree becomes the Darakaraka.
What each karaka signifies
The Atmakaraka is treated as the single strongest indicator of the soul's core drive and life purpose in this lifetime — its condition (well-placed or afflicted) is read as a summary of how smoothly that purpose unfolds. The Darakaraka signifies the spouse and marriage themes, and its sign and house placement are commonly used as an additional lens on partnership, alongside the 7th house and Venus.
Frequently asked questions
Why only 7 planets and not all 9?
The Char Karaka scheme is built on degree-within-sign, and Rahu/Ketu (the lunar nodes) don't have a sign-lordship the same way the seven classical grahas do, so most Jaimini practitioners restrict the ranking to the seven traditional planets.
Can the Atmakaraka and Darakaraka be the same planet?
No — since they're defined as the highest and lowest degree among the same seven planets, they're always two different planets (unless a chart has fewer than two planets with distinct degrees, which essentially never happens).
Is Atmakaraka the same as Lagna lord?
No, they're separate concepts — the Lagna lord rules your Ascendant sign, while the Atmakaraka is found purely by comparing degrees-within-sign across all seven classical planets and can be any of them, including ones with no connection to your Ascendant sign.